December 10
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Events
- 969: Nicephorus Phocas, Emperor of Byzantium, is assassinated.
- 1832: the island of Samos was granted autonomous status within the Ottoman Empire, guaranteed by Britain, France and Russia. A Turkish military force remained garrisoned on the island. The island governor , a Greek christian, was to be appointed by the High Porte.
- 1963: THe Nobel for Literature is awarded for the first time to a Greek; to George Seferis. In his award speech the poet is quoted as saying: "I belong to a small country. Our place is small but it has a huge tradition... The Greek language has never stopped being spoken..."
- 1981:Evangelos Averoff is elected Chairman of the New Democracy party.
Sports
- 1979: Argentinian Juan Ramon Rocha is signed illegally by Panathinaikos as "Boublis".
Births
- 1948: Dusan Bajevic, football player and coach